Wroughton

Wroughton is a large village in northeast Wiltshire, England, 2.2 miles south of Swindon. Until the 19th century, Wroughton was just a country village, and it was subjected to intensive farming and settlement during the Roman era. In 825 AD, Wroughton was the sight of the Battle of Ellendun, where King Egbert of Wessex ended the Mercian hegemony over southern England with his victory over Beornwulf of Mercia. By 2011, Wroughton had 8,033 residents.